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Moto Guzzi launches new 2016 V9 Roamer and V9 Bobber in Milan
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Engine: 850cc V-twin | Power: 62Nm @ 3,000rpm | Weight: 200kg The V9 Roamer is the more conventional version of the two brand new Moto Guzzi V9s. It is lightweight and has a reduced seat height for improved handling. The 850cc, two valve, transversal 90° V-twin engine delivers a claimed 62 Nm torque at 3,000…
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Aprilia launches updated 2016 RSV4 RR and RSV4 RF at Milan
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Engine: 1000cc V4 | Power: 200bhp + | Weight: 180kg Aprilia RSV4 is the 1000cc, V4 superbike with performance in excess of 200bhp that has won seven titles in the World SBK championship. For the new season it gets new graphics and rear suspension, as well as the V4-MP multimedia platform (which allows the rider…
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KTM launches 1290 Super Duke GT officially in Milan
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KTM launches 1290 Super Duke GT officially in Milan. We brought you the first pictures of the finished KTM 1290 Super Duke GT super sport tourer ages ago, and today the Austrian factory finally launched the bike officially. Details are that the bike gets a re-tuned 1,301cc four-stroke, twin-cylinder 75 degree V-twin motor (as found…
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KTM launches the 690 Duke and Duke R in Milan
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KTM has launched the new versions of the 690 Duke, the standard model and the high-spec R option. Both get the same single-cylinder 73bhp, 55ft-lb motor (although that’s 75bhp on the R because it’s got an Akrapovic end can). The engine now has a balancer to make it smoother and less vibey when running. The…
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KTM launches Special Edition 1290 Super Duke R
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KTM launches Special Edition 1290 Super Duke R in Milan. Basically, it’s a standard Super Duke R with a load of bolt-on bits from the firm’s aftermarket brochure already bolted on. The bike will be available for a limited time only, there’s no news yet about price or how many will be made, but it’s…
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2016 MV Brutale 800 revealed ahead of Milan launch later today
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MV will be revealing this bike in a couple of hours time at the EICMA event in Milan, this is the new Brutale 800. The changes are obvious for the 2016 model including a new seat unit, fuel tank and LED lights front and back. But due to the Euro 4 restrictions which come into…
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Triumph unveils new 2016 Tiger Explorer XR and XC ranges
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Triumph has unveiled its new Tiger Explorer XR and XC adventure motorcycle ranges for 2016. The XR series is designed for more on-road use and the XC series is the more off-road-ey version. In total, there are six new motorcycles: Explorer XC (off-road base model) Explorer XCx (off-road model, low seat option) Explorer XCa (off-road…
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SCOOP VIDEO: Suzuki’s 2016 prototype GSX-R1000 in action, HERE!
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Suzuki has launched what it calls the ‘protoype’ GSX-R1000 motorcycle at today’s EICMA event at the Milan show. There’s limited details about the bike other than Suzuki’s claims that this will be the lightest and most powerful GSX-R ever. The factory also says that this bike will have a host of tech from the…
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Kawasaki brings out another ‘concept’ supercharger drawing for the Milan crowds
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Kawasaki brings out another ‘concept’ supercharger drawing for the Milan crowds. Kawasaki has shown another version of the supercharged cafe racer that we know has been coming for the past six months. President of the Motorcycle and Engine Company, Mr Kenji Tomida talked about new models focusing in particular on strategies for the future. Christened the…
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BMW Scrambler gets officially launched at Milan for 2016 range
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We told you that this bike would happen months ago, and we had the first pictures pre-launch of it yesterday and now BMW has unwrapped the R nine T Scrambler officially. The bike is as we showed you, but here’s what the factory is saying about the addition to the R nine T class for…
